Former Marcos Aide Sentenced in Art Sale
Back on October 18, 2013 we posted an article about foreign service officer and later personal secretary for the wife of the ex-president of the Philippines, Vilma Bautista, who had been indited on charges of conspiracy, tax fraud and offering … More…
Convention Center Art Show Offers a Really Big Vision
Convention Center Art Show Offers a Really Big Vision – here is a nice preview article about the Los Angeles Art Show which opens Wednesday evening. For a complimentary ticket, please use the following link (just click and print): Complimentary … More…
Famous Renoir Painting ‘Found’ At Thrift Store Returns To Baltimore Museum
As we follow the story of the stolen Renior from the Baltimore Museum of Art, the case has finally come to a close. When Marcia “Martha” Fuqua, of Lovettsville, Va., claimed to have bought a Renoir (unknown at the time) … More…
Lord Lambton’s son to sell £3.5m Lucian Freud painting of his mother after inheritance row settled
Lord Lambton’s son to sell £3.5m Lucian Freud painting of his mother after inheritance row settled – A portrait of Lady Lambton will be sold to settle a battle over the estate of Lord Lambton who was the former Conservative Defence … More…
Painting of the Day (SOLD): G.G. Kilburne’s “The Saga of John Peel: Then Here’s to John Peel”
The Saga of John Peel: Then Here’s to John Peel. And here is the final chapter of the 4 part series by George Goodwin Kilburne (1839-1924) that we sold earlier this week. And in case you are interested in … More…
Philadelphia Museum Lands a Major Gift, More on the Krugier Collection & Christie’s Loses Another Specialist
Philadelphia Museum Lands a Major Gift – here are three interesting art world stories. The first is about the Sachs collection of contemporary art — a majority of which will be donated to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Included are … More…
Happy New… MoMA
MoMA has finally unveiled their plans for a major expansion and renovation, and most controversially, their plan to reduce the American Folk Art Museum to rubble. The mock-up images show what will be a sleek and open layout, everything that … More…